Swimming pools can also double as a good source for emergency water if you keep the water clean and have a water purification system to clean it prior to use. Having lived in hurricane prone areas for decades, we have always had a pool and have used it. When water is not available through the city system, buckets of water from the pool can be used to flush the toilets and purified pool water can be used to prepare meals (especially the freeze dried food that requires great quantities of water).

Some may be put off by the thought of drinking water that people have been swimming in, but you'd probably be thoroughly disgusted if you saw the sources for most city supplies.

Fallout would be your big concern. I recommend you have a clean, sheltered storage tank or barrels that you can fill quickly with a pump of some sort

Fallout would be your big concern. I recommend you have a clean, sheltered storage tank or barrels that you can fill quickly with a pump of some sort

Actually, I don't consider fallout at all. With little exception, fallout is something that would cause far more concerns than water. As I understand the post, the originator was merely questioning the storage of food for emergencies. Nuclear war is a completely different ballgame.

However, given that fallout is generally radioactive particulate matter, I would expect it to fall to the bottom of a pool. Subsequent filtration should eliminate any residual.